Stuff that really bugs me - Page 2

Avatard · 09-14-2010, 02:29 AM

"App" as in "Killer App" dates back to VisiCalc on the Apple II, as a term:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_application

Particle Man · 09-14-2010, 07:48 AM

Annoyed? There's an app for that.

pauldun170 · 09-14-2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

Annoyed? There's an app for that.

AquaPython · 09-14-2010, 01:04 PM

funny you mention a gripe with this word. I was watching a bad mid 90's movie just two nights ago, and there was a whole scene dedicated to this word, in it's other use. group of friends show up at friend's bar. bar owner proceeds to tell them they now have "apps". they stare blankly, he repeats, silence, "you know appetizers..".
The scene continues and free apps are brought up a few more times.

i said to the wife, this scene would be pretty different if the movie was filmed today.

i remember killer app being thrown around since the macintosh days

Trip · 09-14-2010, 01:16 PM

We used the word app and prog for the games we played on my old Tandy that ran an old version of DOS. I can't remember the specs I was really young, but it was pre x86 days, it had a 5.25" drive and played some really crappy games. It was like OTB said, it took 10 discs run anything. It was hilarious. My dad used it for Lotus 1-2-3 as well.

Dave · 09-14-2010, 03:46 PM

I had a (among other things) ti99-4/a with cassette tape drive

Papa_Complex · 09-14-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

I had a (among other things) ti99-4/a with cassette tape drive

My first "PC" was a TS1000 with a dictation tape recorder attatched

Amber Lamps · 09-14-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

My first "PC" was a TS1000 with a dictation tape recorder attatched

that sounds about right...

Amber Lamps · 09-14-2010, 07:30 PM

I really don't think that modern kids totally realize what advances have been made in just the last 20-30 years---It's been ridiculous! I don't know what the next 30 years will bring but I doubt that it will be as dramatic. I mean, when I was a kid we had a phone with dial and a B&W TV, now I could be writing this on a phone, that also plays videos, games, etc.

Papa_Complex · 09-14-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

I really don't think that modern kids totally realize what advances have been made in just the last 20-30 years---It's been ridiculous! I don't know what the next 30 years will bring but I doubt that it will be as dramatic. I mean, when I was a kid we had a phone with dial and a B&W TV, now I could be writing this on a phone, that also plays videos, games, etc.

Hell, I still remember morning milk deliveries from when I was a kid; those glass bottles with the cream separated and floating on top. It was Prince Edward Island in the 1960s, so think any reasonable sized town in the US, in the 1950s

09-14-2010, 02:29 AM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Application Programs have been called "app" for short forever "App" as in "Killer App" dates back to VisiCalc on the Apple II, as a term: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_application __________________ Insert free thought here. Last edited by Avatard; 09-14-2010 at 02:32 AM..

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Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Annoyed? There's an app for that. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

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Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	We used the word app and prog for the games we played on my old Tandy that ran an old version of DOS. I can't remember the specs I was really young, but it was pre x86 days, it had a 5.25" drive and played some really crappy games. It was like OTB said, it took 10 discs run anything. It was hilarious. My dad used it for Lotus 1-2-3 as well.

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09-14-2010, 07:30 PM	#9
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	I really don't think that modern kids totally realize what advances have been made in just the last 20-30 years---It's been ridiculous! I don't know what the next 30 years will bring but I doubt that it will be as dramatic. I mean, when I was a kid we had a phone with dial and a B&W TV, now I could be writing this on a phone, that also plays videos, games, etc.